Komeito, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is set to have a new leader for the first time in 15 years, with its current secretary-general, Keiichi Ishii, …
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Tamotsu Shiiki, a former Lower House lawmaker of Nippon Ishin no Kai, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a junior school girl at a karaoke …
The leaders of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party on Monday reaffirmed the need for cooperation in the next House of Representatives election. …
Tokyo police have arrested Tomohiro Konno, a former member of the House of Representatives for allegedly lending his name as a lawyer to other people and allowing them to do …
Opposition forces jointly submitted a bill to parliament on Monday to revise the political funds control law in the wake of a slush fund scandal involving the ruling Liberal Democratic …
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering expanding the scope of fundraising party ticket buyers whose names must be disclosed through a revision to the political funds control law, sources …
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill aimed at boosting measures to tackle the country’s declining birthrate. The bill was approved at a plenary session of the lower …
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will not field candidates in two of three upcoming by-elections for the House of Representatives amid headwinds the party faces over a slush fund scandal …
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will not field candidates in two of three upcoming by-elections for the House of Representatives amid headwinds the party faces over a slush fund scandal …
The support rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has hit new lows in three major polls, putting further pressure on his leadership as he tries to push an extra budget …